Sep. 16—JEFFERSON — Raccoons throughout northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania found themselves up a tree this weekend, as a coon hunting competition came to the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds.

No one can really say when it all began in earnest, but coon hunting has been a staple of families since the pioneer days. Raccoons have long been hunted for their valuable fur and tasty meet. A large ...

Nov. 20—WHITLEY COUNTY — On December 14, Whitley East Elementary School in Siler will host "Coon Hunting for a Cause," a community-driven event organized by Matt Rose and Debra Elliott. This event ...

Many of these prominent hunters expressed their desire for a hunt in the South during the winter, as snow and other weather conditions prevent much winter hunting in their states. Having brought the ...

Coonhound hunting competitions are growing in popularity and are beginning to show up everywhere, including right in our own backyard. On Saturday, May 14, the Indiana County Tree Hound Association ...

A lot of my puppies are used for hunting which is what the breed was bred to do They hunt mainly for food and to protect the ...

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Coon hunting is a sport that brings people from all over Orangeburg County every year for its annual Grand American. Ray Conrad has been a vendor there for over 30 years and has ...

"Some of the best coon dog trainers on planet Earth live in these mountains," the ad says. "They've forgotten more about coon hunting than most people learn in a lifetime." The ad also says ...

Nobody seemed tired, even well after midnight. Perhaps it was the post-hunt camaraderie. Or maybe it was the chili and beef stew. Even the youngest ones seemed spry. More than 150 people crowded into ...

As dusk falls over the woodlot, you'll start to hear dogs barking and cruising fencerows in search of fresh scent. It’s the telltale sound of coon hunting, in which dogs trail raccoons up into the ...